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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Commitment \Com*mit"ment\, n.
     1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or
        trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They were glad to compound for his bare commitment
              to the Tower, whence he was within few days
              enlarged.                             --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; --
        more frequently termed a mittimus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for
        consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition
        or a bill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or
        blunder; commission.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing,
        endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being
        pledged or engaged. --Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Commitment \Com*mit"ment\, n.
     1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or
        trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
  
              They were glad to compound for his bare commitment
              to the Tower, whence he was within few days
              enlarged.                             --Clarendon.
  
     2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; --
        more frequently termed a mittimus.
  
     3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for
        consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition
        or a bill.
  
     4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or
        blunder; commission.
  
     5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing,
        endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being
        pledged or engaged. --Hamilton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  commitment
       n 1: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man
            of energy and commitment" [syn: committedness]
       2: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally)
          to a course of action; "his long commitment to public
          service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: allegiance,
           loyalty, dedication]
       3: an engagement by contract involving financial obligation;
          "his business commitments took him to London"
       4: a message that makes a pledge [syn: dedication]
       5: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as
          in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: committal, consignment]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     Αγγλικά n.
     η δέσμευση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping,
  or trust, especially:
     2 # The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
     3 # Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental
  health institution.
     4 promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
     5 # Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
     6 Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or
  to another person or persons.
     7 The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
     8 perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
     9 State of being pledged or engaged.
     10 The act of being lock away, such as in an institution for the
  mentally ill or in jail.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping,
  or trust, especially:
     2 # The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
     3 # Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental
  health institution.
     4 promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
     5 # Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
     6 Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or
  to another person or persons.
     7 The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
     8 perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
     9 State of being pledged or engaged.
     10 The act of being lock away, such as in an institution for the
  mentally ill or in jail.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping,
  or trust, especially:
     2 # The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
     3 # Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental
  health institution.
     4 promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
     5 # Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
     6 Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or
  to another person or persons.
     7 The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
     8 perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
     9 State of being pledged or engaged.
     10 The act of being lock away, such as in an institution for the
  mentally ill or in jail.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping,
  or trust, especially:
     2 # The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
     3 # Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental
  health institution.
     4 promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
     5 # Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
     6 Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or
  to another person or persons.
     7 The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
     8 perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
     9 State of being pledged or engaged.
     10 The act of being lock away, such as in an institution for the
  mentally ill or in jail.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     Englanti n.
     1 sitoumus
     2 sitoutuminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commitment
     Engelska n.
     åtagande, förpliktelse, gediget engagemang

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Commitment /kəmˈɪtmənt/
  الإلتزام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  commitment //kəˈmɪtmənt// 
  1. ангажимент, обвързване
  act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust
  2. обвързаност
  being bound emotionally/intellectually
  3. извършване
  perpetration, as in crime or a mistake
  4. обещание
  promise or agreement to do something in the future